[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 147 (Thursday, November 14, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H9026]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


[[Page H9026]]
                            PETITIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       82. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Faichuk 
     Commission for Statehood, Faichuk Islands, relative to FCR 
     No. 77 petitioning the United States Congress that the 
     Faichuk region is an ideal military provisioning site and now 
     open for United States Armed Forces use open completion of a 
     feasibility study; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       83. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, 
     New York, relative to Resolution No. 650 petitioning the 
     United States Congress to enact the Younger Americans Act; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       84. Also, a petition of the Board of Trustees of the Utah 
     School and Trust Lands, relative to a Resolution petitioning 
     the United States Congress that the Board endorses and 
     supports the Action Plan for Public Lands and Education; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       85. Also, a petition of the Wyoming County Board of 
     Supervisors, New York, relative to Resolution No. 02-298 
     petitioning the United States Congress to support an increase 
     in the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       86. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, 
     New York, relative to Resolution No. 602 petitioning the 
     United States Congress that the legislature expresses its 
     support for a joint resolution authorizing the use of force 
     by the United States Armed Forces against Iraq before such 
     force is deployed against Iraq; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       87. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, 
     New York, relative to Resolution No. 651 petitioning the 
     United States Congress to support ratification of the United 
     Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       88. Also, a petition of the City of Miami Commission, 
     Florida, relative to Resolution No. 02-860 petitioning the 
     United States Congress to review the ``Position Statement/
     Paper'' of the City of Miami Commission on the status of 
     women and children in Afghanistan and Pakistan; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       89. Also, a petition of the City Commission of the City of 
     Hollywood, Florida, relative to Resolution No. R-2002-366 
     petitioning the United States Congress to finalize 
     immediately 2003 funding for homeland security; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       90. Also, a petition of the City Council of Douglasville, 
     Georgia, relative to Resolution No. 02-130 petitioning the 
     United States Congress that the Mayor and City Council stand 
     firm in support of the Pledge of Allegiance we have known, 
     recited, and affirmed; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       91. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, 
     New York, relative to Resolution No. 594 petitioning the 
     United States Congress to enact the Education Works Act of 
     2002; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Education and the Workforce.